Belated Tuesday Snippet - Unlicensed Sorceress - Prologue

Prologue

Koenigstadt Colonel

“Did you buy her story?” asked the young man, who had been taking notes. He wore a dark black robe that marked him as a full mage. To the colonel, they seemed to get younger and younger every year.

The colonel looked down at the paperwork on his desk. “Hilda Brant is a loyal citizen.”

“But she was a mercenary.” The mage’s voice …